petitioner is under government support programs

[jeY_ 12]

hi everyone! i am honestly a bit anxious of asking this. because i am scared if i would get judged in a way of saying "why would file a k-1 visa if you are not financially stable" or "just go back to the Philippines and get married and file a CR-1 instead." but i hope that i wont be getting those comments now. so anyway, I am the petitioner. and my beneficiary is from the Philippines. I do not have any records of ITR W2 or whatsoever because I have been out in the US for a long time. and by that time I was still as student and a minor. so i was not been able and qualified to file an income tax returns while abroad. I am already 4 months here in the US since i have arrived (March 19, 2015). And since, i have not been able to work because i have a 3 year old kid. So my mom applied me for the government assistance programs, such as medi-cal, cal fresh, cal works/gains, which includes foodstamps and cash aid. I have been issued a medi-cal way back 2006, because my mom is a single mom. but it has been discontinued since i went back to the Philippines and was activated again by April this year. i have been qualified for these programs, because i have a kid and i am a single mom and has no income. but these all are just temporary. i am planning to work by this month but then there were these instances that probids to me to do so. My GAINS social worker have referred me to counseling and therapy for "depression". And i was told that i am not suppose to work until i am re evaluated again this AUGUST. So anyway, our petition just got approved last week. and since i do not have an income yet i have decided to go to having a co sponsor (which is my beneficiary's aunt, who is living in the US as well). Now, my concern is that would i get in trouble or our petition if trouble since i am under the government assistance programs? and what should i do? do i need to submit a letter during my Fiancé's interview stating that i am under government assitance programs? please do advise me what to do thank you!

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I don't recall needing any letter stating you are on public assistance.

K1 co sponsor in Philippines are case by case basis. If you are married they must accept a co sponsor.

Good news is that Manila Embassy is not requesting I -134, Tax Returns, W-2, etc for a lot of interviews..........

[Hank_ 9,173]

hi everyone! i am honestly a bit anxious of asking this. because i am scared if i would get judged in a way of saying "why would file a k-1 visa if you are not financially stable" or "just go back to the Philippines and get married and file a CR-1 instead." but i hope that i wont be getting those comments now. so anyway, I am the petitioner. and my beneficiary is from the Philippines. I do not have any records of ITR W2 or whatsoever because I have been out in the US for a long time. and by that time I was still as student and a minor. so i was not been able and qualified to file an income tax returns while abroad. I am already 4 months here in the US since i have arrived (March 19, 2015). And since, i have not been able to work because i have a 3 year old kid. So my mom applied me for the government assistance programs, such as medi-cal, cal fresh, cal works/gains, which includes foodstamps and cash aid. I have been issued a medi-cal way back 2006, because my mom is a single mom. but it has been discontinued since i went back to the Philippines and was activated again by April this year. i have been qualified for these programs, because i have a kid and i am a single mom and has no income. but these all are just temporary. i am planning to work by this month but then there were these instances that probids to me to do so. My GAINS social worker have referred me to counseling and therapy for "depression". And i was told that i am not suppose to work until i am re evaluated again this AUGUST. So anyway, our petition just got approved last week. and since i do not have an income yet i have decided to go to having a co sponsor (which is my beneficiary's aunt, who is living in the US as well). Now, my concern is that would i get in trouble or our petition if trouble since i am under the government assistance programs? and what should i do? do i need to submit a letter during my Fiancé's interview stating that i am under government assitance programs? please do advise me what to do thank you!

USEM is very difficult with accepting a co-sponsor with the K-1 visa, having a close relative of the petitioner (not beneficiary) is a positive to getting the co-sponsor accepted. As for assistance programs, your fiancee/future husband can not be on any of those programs, there is nothing saying you can't

Hopefully you will find work soon.